Jim Corbett was the local hero of northern India in the 1920s and 30s when he tracked down the man-eating tigers and leopards which had killed hundreds of poor villagers.
His exploits still thrill thousands of readers all round the world today, and his enthusiasts will welcome Ian Douglas new biography packed with 90 previously unpublished photographs, private letters and reports which throw new light on Corbett.
His friendships, his fishing, his guns, his accounts of the tiger tracking and his views on the jungle he so loved, are all here
Foreword 6
Introduction 7
Acknowledgements 8
Hindi and Urdu Glossary 9
Abbreviations 10
Biography 13
Mokameh Ghat 22
Jim and Mahseer Fishing 37
The Gun Cabinet 52
The Champawat Man-Eater 83
The Panar Man-Eating Leopard 97
The Muktesar Man-Eating Tigress 103
World War I 108
Waziristan 113
Supernatural 120
A Shooting Accident 131
Bhim Tal 134
The Sarda River 138
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag 144
The District Conference and Talla Des Tigers 153
The Talla Des Man-Eater 154
The Chowgarh Man-Eaters 163
The Mohan Man-Eater 176
The Kanda Man-Eater 182
The Chuka Man-eater 1938 191
The Thak Man-Eater 1938 201
Linlithgow and the Hope family 208
Howdah Shooting 226
World War II 229
The Ladhya Man-Eater 232
Jungle Lore 234
East Africa 238
A Legacy 247
Appendicies 249
References 254
Photo credits 255
Ian Douglas has worked for 40 years in nature conservation in the UK, Europe and Asia, with a particular interest in the birds and mammals of forests and wetlands.
Ian has been a regular visitor to India for 50 years. His lifelong fascination for all things Jim Corbett has involved decades of research culminating in this new book Undiscovered Corbett. He is married to Debora and lives in Morpeth, Northumberland.
